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Learning Mathematics

18th October 2007

Learning Mathematics

Working as a classroom aide for 5 years in 5th and 6th grade I observed something that I wish all parents could see. Today’s math is much more difficult than when we were in school! The classes move at a much faster pace in most cases and the kids are expected to know so much more at such an earlier age.

There were so many kids that could have benefited from [tag]Math Tutors[/tag] and their parents could have seen such an improvement in their children’s academic performance. It’s no secret, when a student is performing well in a subject, particularly math, they are more confident in everything they do. I would love to see more parents utilize tutors to help their students and see their kids improve the way I have.

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18th October 2007

Exterminators

Do you use an exterminator?  If you live in the south you probably do!  I’m in Texas and you better believe I use one for our house!  When we moved in this past April there were so many little [tag]spiders[/tag] that I couldn’t even sleep because I would dream about them!  I’ve had the house sprayed twice since we moved in and put us on an every 3 month schedule with an [tag]exterminating[/tag] company. 

Our exterminator was just here as a matter of fact.  We’ve been seeing HUGE spiders around the perimeter of the house, and after the 5+ inches of rain that we got on Monday the [tag]fire ants[/tag] have made their presence known around the perimeter of our patio and pool.  So he took care of all of that for me, YAY!  Now we should be good for another 3 months!

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18th October 2007

RSS Feed Contest

Well, I’ve heard of running feed contests or doing other things, like exercising for feed reeds, but this is the 1st time I’ve seen such a long list of prizes to be given away simply for subscribing to a feed.

Shoemoney.com is sponsoring a rss contest at their site. Simply click on their feed read button, and there will be a link to enter that days contest and subscribe to the feed. They are doing 4 prize drawings each day with a Grand Prize winner on November 1. There are some amazing prizes so you may want to check this out!

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